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Areca nut cutter with gold inlay and overlay. The handles are in silver, the head of the animal is figurative. It represents a winged elephant with flaming mane. This is a common subject for «Balinese » cutters. The decoration is with the usual Banji pattern, with a solar symbol near the tail. Silver sheaths for the handles.


Description : Iron, gold, silver
Decoration : Symbolic
Size : 144 mm
Subject : Mythological
Origin : Balinais

 

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